Device for dispensing lubricating oil



Oct. 25, 1949.

F. G. BATES DEVICE FOR DI-SPENSING LUBRICATING OIL Filed Dec. a, 1944Patented 0ct. 25, 1949 DEVI-CE FOR DISPENSING LUBRICATING OIL Fred G.Bates, Detroit, Mich.

Application December 8, 1944, Serial No. 567,261

2 claims. (c1. 222-835) This invention relates to improvements indispensers, and refers particularly to dispensers for supporting andopening oil cans for their contents to be emptied into the crank case ofan automobile.

At the present time there are a number of dispensers on the market forthis purpose which are provided with means for opening a can, but inmost cases they merely tear one end of the can with the result thatdishonest merchants sometimes insert fresh ends after relling the canswith an inferior oil as the original label has not been defaced. Againmost dispensers now on the market bend the partly severed portion of thecan end inwardly with the result that this inbent portion interfereswith complete drainage so that the purchaser does not receive his fullmeasure of oil. Again in many cases the dispensers are so constructedthat it is easier and therefore customary to tear the can end prior tothe insertion of the dispenser in the iiller opening with the resultthat oil is often spilled upon the motor or other portions of thevehicle while the dispenser. is being placed in the said opening.

It is an object of the invention to provide a dispenser formed at itslower extremity to t into an oil inlet of a crank case, having meansintermediately of its height for supporting a can therein, and a pivotedblade by movement of which both the side and one end of the can, and theseam connecting the end to the side, are severed, thereby making itunprofitable to attempt to rei-lll the can and make it again oil tight;moreover the blade is so arranged that a it also defaces the label uponthe can.

Another object of the invention is to provide a dispenser wherein theblade is arranged to iiex the partly severed portion of the can enddownwardly and outwardly to facilitate the complete emptying of the can.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a dispenserincluding a closure adjacent its lower extremity which 'is opened andclosed as the blade is moved, Thus I am to provide means for preventingoil from dripping onto the motor or other parts of the vehicle duringremoval of the dispenser since spring means are provided for returningthe blade to its inoperative position and for moving the closure to shutposition.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a dispenser forinsertiony in the oil ller pipe of a crank case so constucted andarranged that an unopened can may be placed therein and then opened sothat spillage of oil cannot occur while the can is being placed inythedispenser.

Having thus stated some ci the objects and advantages of the invention Iwill now describe it with the aid of the accompanying drawin in which:

Figure 1 illustrates a side elevation of the invention. y

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig'- ure 1.

Figures 3 and 4 are sections on the lines 3-3 and 4--4 respectively of`Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a partial sectional view showing the blade in cuttingposition.

Figures 6 and 7 are sections on the lines 6-6 and .'-7 respectively ofFigure 3, and Figure 8 is a view showing a portion of can when cut bythe blade. e

Referring to the drawing, I designates a tubular container which is ofreduced diameter toward its lower extremity. Extending inwardly from thewall of the container l intermediately of its height is a striker plate2 having a vertical face 2a which is sustantially radially disposed, andprovided also on the inner face of the container l are one or moresupports 3 the upper sides of which are in horizontal alignment with thetop of the striker plate 2. These supports 3 and the top of the plate 2form rests to support the underside of a can A.

Formed through the wall of the container I for a short distance aboveand below the top of the striker plate 2 is a vertical slot 4. Mountedon the outer face of the container as by suitable anges 5 and asupporting member 5a, is a narrow housing 6 into which the slot 4 opens.Extending through opposite sides of the housing 6 and disposed at rightangles to an imaginary line drawn from the axis of the container is ahinge pin 1 on which a blade 8 is pivotally mounted. The blade isprovided with one fiat side to move contiguous to the vertical face 2aof the striker plate, and its outer edge is rearwardly taperedA so thatrotation of the blade about the pin 1 raises or lowers the said rod.Mounted in the container I adjacent its annular undersideis an outletmember I8 having an opening I9 formed therethrough, and normally heldagainst the underside of the latter and mounted on the lower end of therod I'l is a closure, member 2l).v Thus.y when the blade 8 is in itsposition shown in Figure 3 the closure member 20 is held againsty theunderside of the opening I9 to form a Seal and prevent the passage ofoil therethrough, and when the blade is moved into its position shown inFigure 5 the closure member is loweredv to its position indicated at 20ain Figure 3 and a free flow oi oil through the opening I9 occurs.

Thus it. will be clearly seen that upon movement of the blade 8 from itsposition shown in Figure 3 to that shown in Figure 5, the; said bladerst cuts the side of the can A, passes through the seamv by which oneend` is: secured to the said side and then also cuts the can end andforces a partially severed portion of the latter downward as shown at Bi-n Figure 8.

While in the foregoing the preferred embodiment of the invention hasbeen described and shown it is understood that alterations andmodications may be made thereto provided the said alterations andmodifications fall within thescope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A dispenser including an annular container open at the top andbottom, said container being of uniform cross section from its upperextremity for a portion of its length to receive a can, the lower.portion of the container being of decreasing cross sectional area towardits bottom extremity, said container being rigid throughoutits lengthwhereby when its bottom extremity is inserted in a ller pipe thecontainer is substantially vertically supported thereby, an annular seatin the container adjacent its lower extremity so that all oil flowingtherefrom passes through the seat, a closure adapted to rest on saidseat, spaced supporting means including a striker plate on the interiorof the container toward its upper extremity to support the base of thecan, a housing mounted on the outer face of the container, the latterbeing vertically slotted to provide an opening into the housing, a bladepivoted in the housing; adapted to move inwardly through the slot anddownwardly in the container adjacent the striker plate to out one sideand the base of the can so that the severed portions of the base arebent downwardly, means for forcing the blade inwardly and downwardly,spring means for moving'tlle` blade in the opposite direction, and meanspivotally connected to the blade and to the closure for moving thelatter away from the 'seat as the bladey is: moved inwardly anddownwardly and for moving the closure toward the seat as the blade ismoved in the opposite direction.

2. The combination in claim 1, wherein the means for forcing thebladeinwardly and downwardly includes a block in the housing pivoted on theblade, an operating member pivoted in the housing and projectingoutwardly therefrom, and a cam on the' member cooperating with onesurfaceof the block for moving the latter and the blade.

FRED G. BATES.

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